Cross-reference: Ricoh 412660, the Print Cartridge Type 2185 (black, 5,000 pages). For use with: Ricoh AC205, AC205L. This cartridge also fits the same platform sold as: Savin AC205 / AC205L, Lanier AC122 / AC122L, Gestetner DSm520pf / DSm520pfL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a five-pack overbuying for one AC205? Honest answer.

For a lightly used machine, yes — and we would rather say so than sell you a box that gathers dust. Five cartridges are 25,000 pages; at 200 pages a month that is more than a decade of toner, which is more than most printers outlive. The five-pack earns its place where the volume is real: a shared office machine printing 1,500 to 2,000 pages a month works through it in roughly a year to eighteen months, and at that pace the $45.31 per-cartridge price — $73.97 saved against five singles — is a genuine saving rather than money parked on a shelf.

What is the unit economics of this pack?

The five-pack costs $226.53, or $45.31 per cartridge against $60.10 for a single — just under $15 saved on every unit. That brings the effective cost per page down from about 1.20 cents to about 0.91 cents. On an older platform like the AC205 you will never reach modern-machine running costs, but buying at the five-pack tier is the single biggest lever available to close the gap.

Which printers take these cartridges?

All five cartridges are built for Ricoh AC205. The AC205 uses one black cartridge at a time, so this pack is one working cartridge plus a managed reserve of four. If your machine's nameplate says AC205, every cartridge in the box is the correct unit for it — there are no color cartridges or alternate versions in this family to mix up.

How do I rotate five cartridges so none sit too long?

Date each box on arrival and stack them oldest at the front. Install in arrival order, and make a habit of ordering the next pack when you open the last-but-one box, not the last one — that keeps a buffer without letting stock age. Store everything sealed, flat, cool and dry. Toner is a stable dry powder, so with basic rotation a five-pack moves through its life without any cartridge deteriorating in storage.

If our print volume drops, are we stuck with the leftovers?

Unopened cartridges are covered by our 1-year free returns, and every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty whether it is installed in month one or month ten. The full policy is on our shipping & returns page. Realistically, the more common story is the opposite: offices that track their volume before buying find the five-pack runs out right on schedule. But the return window is there if your situation changes.

Can this pack supply more than one machine?

Yes — the pack is simply five individual cartridges in one order. If your office runs two or three AC205 units in different rooms, split the box between them and keep one cartridge as a shared float. Splitting changes nothing about coverage: a cartridge that fails is replaced or refunded on its own merits, whichever machine it was installed in.

About This Ricoh AC205 5-Pack

Five compatible black cartridges for the Ricoh AC205, 5,000 pages each and 25,000 pages in total, for $226.53 — $45.31 per cartridge, $73.97 below the cost of five singles. This is the volume tier for a shared, hard-working AC205: the lowest sensible stocking price short of the ten-pack, with enough reserve that toner ordering becomes an annual event instead of a monthly errand. Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns from Clever Supplies.